1132 FERRIES. [ART. 87

section shall not authorize the county commissioners or mayor
to contract for keeping a ferry at any place where a ferry is
already established and kept.

1888, art. 37, sec. 11. 1860, art. 39, sec. 11. 1781, ch. 22, sec. 2.

11. The county commissioners or mayor, at the time of grant-
ing any license to keep the same, shall ascertain the price of
ferriage for passengers, horses, mules and cattle, sheep and
hogs, and the several kinds of carriages, (not allowing any-
thing for the baggage of passengers,) at every ferry by them
licensed or let by contract, and shall direct how many and what
kind of boats shall be kept, and what number of able-bodied
and skilful hands shall be employed in the boats at every ferry
licensed by them or let by contract; and the same shall be
expressed in the license or contract.

Ibid. sec. 12. 1860, art. 39, sec. 12. 1781, ch. 22, sec. 2.

12. Every person keeping a public ferry shall keep con-
stantly set up, in the most conspicuous part of his house, a
copy of his license or contract, and the prices allowed him for
ferriage, under the penalty of ten dollars for every day such
copy shall not be set up.

Ibid sec 13. 1860, art. 39. sec. 13. 1781, ch. 22, sec. 2.

13. If any licensed ferry keeper or keeper of a ferry by
contract shall ask or receive, directly or indirectly, more than
the price allowed for ferriage, he shall for every demand or
receipt forfeit five dollars.

Ibid, sec 14. 1860, art. 39, sec. 14. 1781, ch. 22, sec. 1.

14. If any person shall keep a ferry for hire or reward, at
any place where a ferry is now or shall hereafter be established,
without license from or authority by contract with the county
commissioners or mayor of the city of Baltimore, he shall for-
feit ten dollars for every offense.

Ibid, sec 15. 1860, art 39, sec. 15. 1788, ch. 33.

15. Every person who shall be licensed, or who shall con-
tract to keep a public ferry across the Chesapeake bay, shall
be obliged to carry on board each public ferry boat a good and
sufficient anchor and cable, a small yawl with a good pair of
oars, and also hatches and a substantial pair of oars and setting
poles for the said ferry boat, under the penalty of twenty-five